The Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the next name on the list of the leading diamond-producing countries that Toplist would like to introduce to you. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the country that made diamond production profitable for South Africa.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is widely regarded as the world's richest country in terms of undiscovered resource wealth, with an estimated US $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world's largest reserves of coltan (from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted) and significant quantities of cobalt and lithium. Today, the Democratic Republic of Congo produces 3,700,000 carats of diamonds. Aside from diamonds, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a major producer of cobalt, copper, tantalum, tin, and gold.

Country: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diamond Production: 3,700,000 carats